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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: Invalidity pension is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the contribution conditions. This department received an application for invalidity pension for the person concerned. The medical evidence provided was examined by a medical assessor who found that the person concerned is not eligible for invalidity pension as...

Written Answers — Departmental Records: Departmental Records (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: I understand that the Deputy is referring to delays and waiting times in the scanning unit for carer's allowance scheme. As part of my department's Document, Record and Information Management (DRIM) programme and in tandem with Service Delivery Modernisation (SDM) projects underway for carer's allowance scheme, scanning of medical documents in Social Welfare Services (SWS) Longford commenced...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance (BSCFA) scheme provides a one-off payment to eligible families to assist with the cost of school clothing and footwear. There is no specific amount of the payment that is specifically for the cost of the uniform versus the cost of footwear. The tabular statement sets out the cost of the scheme in the years 2008 to 2010. The full cost of the...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The three statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection are the Social Welfare Tribunal, the Citizens Information Board and the Pensions Board. In addition, the Office of the Pensions Ombudsman comes under the remit of the Department. No statutory body under the aegis of the Department has been merged or abolished since March 2011. The Report of the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the disability allowance claim of the person concerned was disallowed following an assessment by a Medical Assessor who expressed the opinion that he was medically unsuitable for the allowance. An appeal was registered on 5th October 2011 and in accordance with the statutory procedures the relevant department papers and the comments of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was awarded carer's allowance with effect from 17 February 2011. The first payment reached his bank account on 14 July 2011. Arrears due from 17 February 2011 to 13 July 2011 less the amount received during this period on his jobseeker's allowance will issue by cheque shortly.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The community welfare service (CWS) and the community welfare officers providing it transferred formally to the Department of Social Protection (DSP) from 1 October 2011. The service and the staff are now part of the DSP. The position remains as advised in question number 111 which I answered for the Deputy on 20th October 2011. That is, that the designated Appeals Officer upheld the...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The Artane Coolock Resource Development Centre is primarily a family resource centre funded under the Family Support Agency. The centre receives a range of additional supports specific to other services that it provides. The Centre is not part of the community employment programme operated by FÁS. My understanding is that the centre is seeking funding, or similar support, to recruit extra...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in this case. There has been a very significant increase in the number of appeals received by the Social Welfare Appeals Office since 2007 when the intake was 14,070 to 2010 when the intake rose to 32,432. This has significantly...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer initially disallowed the jobseekers appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision. Following a review of the case, the Appeals Officer has revised his original decision and has allowed this appeal. The person concerned has been advised of the Appeals Officer's revised decision. The Social Welfare Appeals...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The position remains as advised in question number 149 which I answered for the Deputy on 27th October 2011.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned was refused carer's allowance on grounds that the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full- time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. On 7 October 2011, she was notified of this decision, the reason for it and of her right of review or appeal within 21 days. Additional medical evidence was received on 24 October and has been forwarded to the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in this case. There has been a very significant increase in the number of appeals received by the Social Welfare Appeals Office since 2007 when the intake was 14,070 to 2010 when the intake rose to 32,432. This has significantly...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: I confirm that an application for carer's allowance has been received from the person concerned. On completion of the necessary investigations relating to all aspect of his claim a decision will be made and the person in question will be notified directly of the outcome. The average time taken to process a claim to completion, including assessment of the claimant's means and the entitlement...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 17 September 2011. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. These papers were received in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 27...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 235, 248 and 260 together. I confirm that the Department is in receipt of applications for disability allowance from the above named persons. On completion of the necessary investigations on all aspects of the claims a decision will be made and the persons concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. The average time taken to process a claim to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 5 July 2011. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. These papers were received in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 4 August...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: I confirm that an application for carer's allowance has been received from the person concerned. On completion of the necessary investigations relating to all aspect of his claim a decision will be made and the person in question will be notified directly of the outcome. The average time taken to process a claim to completion, including assessment of the claimant's means and the entitlement...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: I confirm that an application for carer's allowance has been received from the person concerned. On completion of the necessary investigations relating to all aspect of his claim a decision will be made and the person in question will be notified directly of the outcome. The average time taken to process a claim to completion, including assessment of the claimant's means and the entitlement...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Nov 2011)

Joan Burton: The person concerned applied for disability allowance on 21 April 2011. The medical evidence supplied with her claim was referred to one of the department's medical assessors who was of the opinion, based on the information supplied, that that person was not medically suitable for disability allowance. The deciding officer accepted this opinion and the claim was refused and the person was...